Cole Cash
They took a hammer and sickle to my back
If y’all read this article...they aren’t fukking around this time. Last trial was just a #1 contender shot...this trial is for the world title at the mgm grand
Berman Jackson echoed that message Tuesday in open court. "There are people who are very expressive in this courtroom about what they think about what I just said or what the government just said or what the defense just said, and that is not going to happen when there is a jury in the box. Please keep that in mind," she said, after an interruption from Downing.
Downing had stood up near the end of the hearing to sarcastically ask if the prosecutors suggested both sides should have "way more time to be prepared for this trial?" Downing had complained to Berman Jackson earlier in the morning that Manafort's team was struggling to keep up with the government's thousands of documents and filings in the case.
Berman Jackson agreed to move the start of the main part of the trial back by a week, to Sept. 24. Jury selection will begin the Monday prior, on Sept. 17.
But she still had words for Downing on Tuesday, and responded to his outburst. "We don't need to be smug. We don't need to be cute," she said sharply from the bench. Downing apologized to the judge almost immediately.
Judge Jackson wants all the smoke
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